The model's resounding success at retail prompted AMT's development of a follow-up kit, resulting in the creation of the D7 classKlingonbattle cruiser in 1967. It was specifically designed for AMT by Matt Jefferies. The D7 design was soon featured in the third season of Star Trek by the show's producers. Over the next decade, the line would expand to include the Romulan Bird-of-Prey, a Spock figure kit, and scaled versions of Star Trek props.

Originally, AMT chose not to license the Star Trek name outside of the US. Aurora, another noted model kit company, leased AMT's molds and released the models outside of the US. The Spock figure kit originated from Aurora but a reciprocal leasing agreement gave AMT the exclusive rights to release the figure in the US. AMT bought the Spock figure's tooling from Aurora in 1976.

Since the 1990s, many other companies including GEOmetric Design, Tsukuda Hobby, Polar Lights, and Bandai have been licensed to to produce plastic Star Trek model kits.

Over the years, a large number of unlicensed and short-lived "garage kit makers" have produced Star Trek model kits. These "companies" often feature lesser-known canon or fan-designed non-canon classes of starships and are typically made of plastic resin. Resin "Conversion kits" to improve or customize officially-released models have also been released, along with "aztec-ing" painting templates, and custom decals. UK-based "Warp Models" (one of the first), "Starcrafts Models", "Federation Models" and "Nova Hobbies" are among the best-known unlicensed garage kit makers. "Warp Models" in particular was noteworthy, as they only produced canon ships and where possible in-scale with the AMT products.

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